雨虎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雨	虎
あめふらし
Grade: 1	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
雨降らし 雨降

Etymology

雨(あめ) (ame, “rain”) + 降(ふ)らし (furashi, stem of 降(ふ)らす (furasu, “to make fall”)), because they release purple ink which resembles rain cloud.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あめふらし [àméfúꜜràshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠me̞ɸɯ̟ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

雨虎(あめふらし) or 雨虎(アメフラシ) • (amefurashi) 

1. sea hare, marine gastropods of order Aplysiida
2. (specifically) Aplysia kurodai, a species of sea hare

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).